First Minister of Scotland John Swinney hit out at the ‘hypocrisy’ of the expected appointment earlier on Wednesday.

A soap star has revealed that she is leaving Emmerdale after just a few months for a new role. Angela Lonsdale has confirmed her exit from the ITV soap, where she has played Detective Sergeant (DS) ...

Mrs Badenoch will set out her response to the fledgling Prime Minister’s cost-of-living policy blitz in a speech in central London on Thursday, and will challenge Mr Burnham to ...

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering suspected head and neck injuries in a fall on a Lake District fell.

Cumbria Tourism has appointed long-running board member Jennifer Cormack as its new Vice Chair. Ms Cormack succeeds Rachel Bell, who is stepping down from the Vice Chair role but will remain part of ...

The United States and Iran exchanged fire across the Middle East on Wednesday, as officials in both nations called into ...

Hannah Horsburgh was dismissed by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust before being removed from the nursing register.

A TALL ship visit is being made possible thanks to the backing of an MP. Gerard Richardson, one of the organisers, said Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister stepped in at the last moment to ...

GRANT Thornton has been appointed as the external auditors for the newly formed Cumbria Combined Authority. Members of the ...

Cumbria Police have revealed the locations of their speed camera vans for Wednesday, July 22. Speed camera vans will be in ...

Monica Lennon, who is not yet an MSP, is among the favourites to replace Anas Sarwar when he heads to the House of Lords.

A trial date of June 1 has been set for Nicolas Maduro to face drug trafficking charges along with his wife, as his lawyers continue to object to the US military action that snatched the Venezuelan ...